"OUT OF THE OFFICE until 2/26, please contact me via email. "Mental strength is not the ability to stay out of the darkness, it's the ability to sit present in the darkness knowing the light will shine again." If you are seeking help, often times it can be an overwhelming and humbling experience. Finding a therapist that you can feel comfortable with and trust can be challenging, but once it is a good match, you will be able to overcome the obstacles. With empathy, accountability and respect, we will work together to see the light."

"OUT OF THE OFFICE until 2/26, please contact me via email. "Mental strength is not the ability to stay out of the darkness, it's the ability to sit present in the darkness knowing the light will shine again." If you are seeking help, often times it can be an overwhelming and humbling experience. Finding a therapist that you can feel comfortable with and trust can be challenging, but once it is a good match, you will be able to overcome the obstacles. With empathy, accountability and respect, we will work together to see the light."

"Hello! I am the owner and clinical director of Transcend Therapy. I also provide psychotherapy services. I work from a strengths-based perspective, striving to connect you to your own power, strength and wisdom. I believe in the healing power of relationships, especially the one you have with yourself. Together, we will explore the reasons for your current predicament and focus on finding effective and lasting solutions."

"Hello! I am the owner and clinical director of Transcend Therapy. I also provide psychotherapy services. I work from a strengths-based perspective, striving to connect you to your own power, strength and wisdom. I believe in the healing power of relationships, especially the one you have with yourself. Together, we will explore the reasons for your current predicament and focus on finding effective and lasting solutions."

"Our relationships can be the source of great comfort or enormous distress! if you feel stuck, having the same arguments over and over, perhaps feeling hopeless. That is a place where people often start questioning if this relationship can be saved. I want to help you get out of that merry go round. I use an empirically based therapy model, to create movement and change in relationships. You don't have to continue struggling alone, I can help. If you are a new couple, I can help set a solid foundation, and provide tools that help increase relationship satisfaction."

"Our relationships can be the source of great comfort or enormous distress! if you feel stuck, having the same arguments over and over, perhaps feeling hopeless. That is a place where people often start questioning if this relationship can be saved. I want to help you get out of that merry go round. I use an empirically based therapy model, to create movement and change in relationships. You don't have to continue struggling alone, I can help. If you are a new couple, I can help set a solid foundation, and provide tools that help increase relationship satisfaction."

"As a result of my own experience in therapy in addition to my extensive learning and training, I see the value that is inherent in every individual. I aim to uphold a therapeutic space where you will experience trust, acceptance, and empowerment so you can feel safe to explore the difficult parts of your life and obtain clarity during life-transitions. I specialize in treating individuals who have experienced trauma, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, and relational challenges. I also have experience treating families with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders."

"As a result of my own experience in therapy in addition to my extensive learning and training, I see the value that is inherent in every individual. I aim to uphold a therapeutic space where you will experience trust, acceptance, and empowerment so you can feel safe to explore the difficult parts of your life and obtain clarity during life-transitions. I specialize in treating individuals who have experienced trauma, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, and relational challenges. I also have experience treating families with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders."

"I believe that we all have the capacity for personal change and growth. By guiding you in a non-judgmental, nurturing space of support and practical feedback, I will strive to help you gain insight and awareness. In gaining this new understanding of yourself, we can better promote healthy, positive, and growth-oriented change in your life."

"I believe that we all have the capacity for personal change and growth. By guiding you in a non-judgmental, nurturing space of support and practical feedback, I will strive to help you gain insight and awareness. In gaining this new understanding of yourself, we can better promote healthy, positive, and growth-oriented change in your life."

"I am a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist who has worked in the mental health field with diverse populations for many years. My areas of expertise include working with children (age 3 to 12), Adolescents (13 to 18), Domestic Violence within families, sexually-abused children, adolescents and adults, at-risk youth, men, women, couples, families that struggle with trauma, parenting challenges, self-esteem challenges, self-esteem and empowerment for teens and adults, behavior and emotion regulation, adjustment and transitional challenges, depression, anxiety, stress management, dual diagnosis/co-occurring disorders, as well as intellectual challenges."

"I am a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist who has worked in the mental health field with diverse populations for many years. My areas of expertise include working with children (age 3 to 12), Adolescents (13 to 18), Domestic Violence within families, sexually-abused children, adolescents and adults, at-risk youth, men, women, couples, families that struggle with trauma, parenting challenges, self-esteem challenges, self-esteem and empowerment for teens and adults, behavior and emotion regulation, adjustment and transitional challenges, depression, anxiety, stress management, dual diagnosis/co-occurring disorders, as well as intellectual challenges."

"I am a Gender Therapist and what that means is that I help my clients navigate through the medical, social, legal and emotional aspects of their gender transition. Many individuals who desire to undergo a Gender Transition experience Gender Dysphoria. Gender Dysphoria is a felt incongruence, which exists when the expected Gender Identification associated with the designated Birth Sex does not align. If you are seeking to, or in the process of transitioning you know this time is filled with excitement, fear, anxiety,and courage all at the same time."

"I am a Gender Therapist and what that means is that I help my clients navigate through the medical, social, legal and emotional aspects of their gender transition. Many individuals who desire to undergo a Gender Transition experience Gender Dysphoria. Gender Dysphoria is a felt incongruence, which exists when the expected Gender Identification associated with the designated Birth Sex does not align. If you are seeking to, or in the process of transitioning you know this time is filled with excitement, fear, anxiety,and courage all at the same time."

"I offer short and long term psychotherapy to individual adults, families, adolescents and school age children who are faced with life stressors, anxiety disorders, traumatic stress and difficulties with communication and managing emotions."

"I offer short and long term psychotherapy to individual adults, families, adolescents and school age children who are faced with life stressors, anxiety disorders, traumatic stress and difficulties with communication and managing emotions."

"I've worked in Sleep Medicine and as a diverse Psychologist for over 25 years and was considered one of the top Sleep Psychologists in the greater-Minneapolis area. I moved back to SD in June 2011, and I facilitate diverse therapeutic strategies. Many of my patients felt helpless and had already seen several medical practitioners without improvement. Treatment is individualized. I help people manifest sound sleep dramatically improving their quality of life, relationships, mood, concentration and performance. As a Holistic Psychologist, I am able to help you improve exercise, nutrition, and sleep to achieve emotional and physical well-being."

"I've worked in Sleep Medicine and as a diverse Psychologist for over 25 years and was considered one of the top Sleep Psychologists in the greater-Minneapolis area. I moved back to SD in June 2011, and I facilitate diverse therapeutic strategies. Many of my patients felt helpless and had already seen several medical practitioners without improvement. Treatment is individualized. I help people manifest sound sleep dramatically improving their quality of life, relationships, mood, concentration and performance. As a Holistic Psychologist, I am able to help you improve exercise, nutrition, and sleep to achieve emotional and physical well-being."

"I work with my clients to help them adapt to change and achieve meaningful personal growth. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I work with a wide range of clients providing everything from brief interventions to assist individuals with change to longer interventions for complex and/or chronic issues. I have a strong grounding in evidence-based practice, delivering cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) for issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders. Other clinical specialties of mine include work around trauma-related guilt, insomnia, and motivational enhancement."

"I work with my clients to help them adapt to change and achieve meaningful personal growth. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I work with a wide range of clients providing everything from brief interventions to assist individuals with change to longer interventions for complex and/or chronic issues. I have a strong grounding in evidence-based practice, delivering cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) for issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders. Other clinical specialties of mine include work around trauma-related guilt, insomnia, and motivational enhancement."

"If you are someone who is seeking support and guidance, I am here to help. My work as a psychologist takes a collaborative and supportive approach. I aim to help clients develop insight and awareness to create the changes they want to make, to help them reach their goals, and to help them build a happy and healthy life. When you come in for your first session, we will identify together your specific needs and begin to determine how we can accomplish your unique goals. I work with clients of all ages in individual and family therapy."

"If you are someone who is seeking support and guidance, I am here to help. My work as a psychologist takes a collaborative and supportive approach. I aim to help clients develop insight and awareness to create the changes they want to make, to help them reach their goals, and to help them build a happy and healthy life. When you come in for your first session, we will identify together your specific needs and begin to determine how we can accomplish your unique goals. I work with clients of all ages in individual and family therapy."

"Troy and Vicki Vander Zwart's practice goal is to give you a compassionate, safe, non-judgemental place to express your deepest thoughts and feelings, explore options to resolve the problems you are facing, and support and encourage you as you face them. We believe that a willingness to change and face the hardships in your life will lead toward personal growth and maturity. In therapy, you will gain insight, wisdom, and practical coping skills to face your personal issues with confidence so that you can have a more stable home life, a more rewarding career, or more fulfilling relationships."

"Troy and Vicki Vander Zwart's practice goal is to give you a compassionate, safe, non-judgemental place to express your deepest thoughts and feelings, explore options to resolve the problems you are facing, and support and encourage you as you face them. We believe that a willingness to change and face the hardships in your life will lead toward personal growth and maturity. In therapy, you will gain insight, wisdom, and practical coping skills to face your personal issues with confidence so that you can have a more stable home life, a more rewarding career, or more fulfilling relationships."

"Do you feel disconnected from your spouse? Do you think you do more than your share to make things work? Maybe you argue about your kids, or worry about them. Relationships are complicated. Understanding them and helping you to navigate them thoughtfully and successfully is my goal. Contact me if you would like help with: Marital and couple issues, challenges with a child, anxiety, depression, and other emotional problems, family conflict, substance abuse and dependence. You can take positive action to change your situation for the better."

"Do you feel disconnected from your spouse? Do you think you do more than your share to make things work? Maybe you argue about your kids, or worry about them. Relationships are complicated. Understanding them and helping you to navigate them thoughtfully and successfully is my goal. Contact me if you would like help with: Marital and couple issues, challenges with a child, anxiety, depression, and other emotional problems, family conflict, substance abuse and dependence. You can take positive action to change your situation for the better."

"As a psychologist, I am compassionate, experienced, and down to earth. I enjoy working with adults and children, and I am committed to understanding my clients and helping you reach your goals. I believe that change is possible with patience and effort. The path to transformation is a commitment that must be made collaboratively by both of us. If you are or your child is experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, or behavioral problems it may be time to seek psychological help. Feel free to call me and I'll give you my professional opinion on your next steps."

"As a psychologist, I am compassionate, experienced, and down to earth. I enjoy working with adults and children, and I am committed to understanding my clients and helping you reach your goals. I believe that change is possible with patience and effort. The path to transformation is a commitment that must be made collaboratively by both of us. If you are or your child is experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, or behavioral problems it may be time to seek psychological help. Feel free to call me and I'll give you my professional opinion on your next steps."

"If you find that you or your child are struggling with unique and painful challenges, I am qualified to help. I do so by using clinical knowledge, compassion, respect, and humor to create a safe therapeutic environment for my clients to learn about and improve themselves. I have been working in the mental health field since 2006, and I've been working as a Therapist since 2010. Also, I am currently the Clinical Supervisor at a psychosis prevention clinic. I treat clients who have experienced severe mental illness (SMI) ranging from mood and anxiety disorders to chronic schizophrenia."

"If you find that you or your child are struggling with unique and painful challenges, I am qualified to help. I do so by using clinical knowledge, compassion, respect, and humor to create a safe therapeutic environment for my clients to learn about and improve themselves. I have been working in the mental health field since 2006, and I've been working as a Therapist since 2010. Also, I am currently the Clinical Supervisor at a psychosis prevention clinic. I treat clients who have experienced severe mental illness (SMI) ranging from mood and anxiety disorders to chronic schizophrenia."

"My goal as your therapist is to help you create a meaningful and enjoyable life. Whether you come to treatment to manage a pre-existing condition/diagnosis, or are looking to improve the relationships in your life; I am happy to assist you until you get to where you would like to be. In today's society; stress, anxiety, and depression can often take over our health, wellbeing, and relationships leaving one with an unsatisfactory life. In treatment we can explore the obstacles that are causing you pain or are holding you back from your full potential, and work together towards creating happiness and contentment."

"My goal as your therapist is to help you create a meaningful and enjoyable life. Whether you come to treatment to manage a pre-existing condition/diagnosis, or are looking to improve the relationships in your life; I am happy to assist you until you get to where you would like to be. In today's society; stress, anxiety, and depression can often take over our health, wellbeing, and relationships leaving one with an unsatisfactory life. In treatment we can explore the obstacles that are causing you pain or are holding you back from your full potential, and work together towards creating happiness and contentment."

"I offer spiritual support, teach repair skills, and provide the tools necessary for growth, change, and restoring broken relationships for individuals, couples, and families. I am committed to fostering healthy relationships, promoting sobriety, encouraging family reunification, and inspiring hope in the healing process. I see a variety of clients, including conflicted couples, teen rebellion with self-harm behaviors, family strife, grief and loss, crisis pregnancy, post-abortion issues, and PTSD. I have also worked with homelessness, severe persistent mental illnesses, and addictions."

"I offer spiritual support, teach repair skills, and provide the tools necessary for growth, change, and restoring broken relationships for individuals, couples, and families. I am committed to fostering healthy relationships, promoting sobriety, encouraging family reunification, and inspiring hope in the healing process. I see a variety of clients, including conflicted couples, teen rebellion with self-harm behaviors, family strife, grief and loss, crisis pregnancy, post-abortion issues, and PTSD. I have also worked with homelessness, severe persistent mental illnesses, and addictions."

"Aloha! I have been working in the mental health/counseling field for the past 13 years. My experience has been working with teenagers, adults, and children with a myriad of behavioral and emotional symptoms ranging from suicidal ideation, substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. I incorporate adaptive techniques including, but not limited to, enrichment life coaching, career counseling, trauma-focused cognitive/emotional processing therapy, play therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution focused therapy. At the present moment I am not accepting new patients but will announce on this forum when I do. Mahalo"

"Aloha! I have been working in the mental health/counseling field for the past 13 years. My experience has been working with teenagers, adults, and children with a myriad of behavioral and emotional symptoms ranging from suicidal ideation, substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. I incorporate adaptive techniques including, but not limited to, enrichment life coaching, career counseling, trauma-focused cognitive/emotional processing therapy, play therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution focused therapy. At the present moment I am not accepting new patients but will announce on this forum when I do. Mahalo"

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Emotional disturbance is a catch-all term coined in education law and used by mental health professionals to describe students, children or teens having trouble at school. Emotional disturbance refers to:-

"...a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child's educational performance:

(A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors. (B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers. (C) Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances. (D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression. (E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems."

Emotional disturbance in 92108 and emotional disorders can be mild and reflect simply late learning or problems at home. Related conditions include kids who are on the autism spectrum or who have asperger's syndrome. If you're looking for help with emotional disturbance in 92108 or for an 92108 emotional disturbance Therapist, these Therapists provide help, emotional disturbance therapy, emotional disturbance counseling, and emotional disturbance treatment. They include 92108 emotional disturbance Therapists, emotional disturbance psychologists, emotional disturbance psychotherapists and emotional disturbance counselors.

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